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1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season

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1980–81 Los Angeles Kings
Division2nd Norris
ConferenceWales
1980–81 record43–24–13
Goals for337
Goals against290
Team information
General managerGeorge Maguire
CoachBob Berry
CaptainMike Murphy
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaThe Forum
Average attendance11,219
Team leaders
GoalsMarcel Dionne (58)
AssistsMarcel Dionne (77)
PointsMarcel Dionne (135)
Penalty minutesJay Wells (155)
Plus/minusMarcel Dionne (54)
WinsMario Lessard (35)
Goals against averageMario Lessard (3.26)

The 1980–81 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 14th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings make it to the playoffs, losing in the preliminary round to the New York Rangers.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 80 45 22 13 332 232 103
Los Angeles Kings 80 43 24 13 337 290 99
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 30 37 13 302 345 73
Hartford Whalers 80 21 41 18 292 372 60
Detroit Red Wings 80 19 43 18 252 339 56

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

League standings[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York Islanders PTK 80 48 18 14 355 260 110
2 x – St. Louis Blues SMY 80 45 18 17 352 281 107
3 y – Montreal Canadiens NRS 80 45 22 13 332 232 103
4 Los Angeles Kings NRS 80 43 24 13 337 290 99
5 x – Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 39 20 21 327 250 99
6 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 41 24 15 313 249 97
7 Calgary Flames PTK 80 39 27 14 329 298 92
8 Boston Bruins ADM 80 37 30 13 316 272 87
9 Minnesota North Stars ADM 80 35 28 17 291 263 87
10 Chicago Black Hawks SMY 80 31 33 16 304 315 78
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 30 32 18 314 318 78
12 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 28 32 20 289 301 76
13 New York Rangers PTK 80 30 36 14 312 317 74
14 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 29 35 16 328 327 74
15 Pittsburgh Penguins NRS 80 30 37 13 302 345 73
16 Toronto Maple Leafs ADM 80 28 37 15 322 367 71
17 Washington Capitals PTK 80 26 36 18 286 317 70
18 Hartford Whalers NRS 80 21 41 18 292 372 60
19 Colorado Rockies SMY 80 22 45 13 258 344 57
20 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 19 43 18 252 339 56
21 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 9 57 14 246 400 32

Divisions: ADM – Adams, NRS – Norris, PTK – Patrick, SMY – Smythe

bold – The top 16 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs, regardless of division or conference.
x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and conference and division)

Record vs. opponents

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Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 11, 1980 8–1 Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 1–0–0
2 L October 14, 1980 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 1–1–0
3 W October 16, 1980 6–4 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 2–1–0
4 W October 18, 1980 4–3 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 3–1–0
5 W October 22, 1980 4–0 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 4–1–0
6 W October 25, 1980 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 5–1–0
7 T October 26, 1980 4–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 5–1–1
8 W October 28, 1980 8–4 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 6–1–1
9 W October 29, 1980 4–2 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 7–1–1
10 W November 1, 1980 7–3 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 8–1–1
11 W November 2, 1980 6–3 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 9–1–1
12 W November 5, 1980 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 10–1–1
13 L November 6, 1980 2–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 10–2–1
14 L November 8, 1980 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 10–3–1
15 W November 10, 1980 4–1 New York Rangers (1980–81) 11–3–1
16 L November 12, 1980 4–8 Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 11–4–1
17 L November 15, 1980 3–5 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 11–5–1
18 W November 16, 1980 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 12–5–1
19 W November 19, 1980 7–2 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 13–5–1
20 W November 22, 1980 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 14–5–1
21 W November 24, 1980 4–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 15–5–1
22 L November 26, 1980 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 15–6–1
23 W November 29, 1980 5–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 16–6–1
24 W December 2, 1980 5–2 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 17–6–1
25 W December 4, 1980 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 18–6–1
26 W December 6, 1980 5–3 New York Islanders (1980–81) 19–6–1
27 L December 8, 1980 2–4 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 19–7–1
28 W December 10, 1980 7–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 20–7–1
29 W December 11, 1980 2–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 21–7–1
30 T December 13, 1980 5–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 21–7–2
31 L December 14, 1980 1–7 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 21–8–2
32 T December 17, 1980 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 21–8–3
33 L December 20, 1980 4–7 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 21–9–3
34 W December 23, 1980 7–4 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 22–9–3
35 W December 26, 1980 6–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 23–9–3
36 T December 27, 1980 4–4 St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 23–9–4
37 L December 30, 1980 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 23–10–4
38 W December 31, 1980 5–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 24–10–4
39 L January 2, 1981 6–7 @ Calgary Flames (1980–81) 24–11–4
40 W January 5, 1981 5–2 Calgary Flames (1980–81) 25–11–4
41 W January 7, 1981 5–3 Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 26–11–4
42 T January 10, 1981 6–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 26–11–5
43 T January 11, 1981 4–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 26–11–6
44 W January 14, 1981 5–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1980–81) 27–11–6
45 L January 15, 1981 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (1980–81) 27–12–6
46 L January 17, 1981 4–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 27–13–6
47 L January 18, 1981 2–7 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 27–14–6
48 W January 20, 1981 11–4 Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 28–14–6
49 T January 22, 1981 3–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 28–14–7
50 W January 24, 1981 6–4 @ Boston Bruins (1980–81) 29–14–7
51 W January 26, 1981 7–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 30–14–7
52 L January 28, 1981 2–6 New York Rangers (1980–81) 30–15–7
53 W January 31, 1981 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1980–81) 31–15–7
54 W February 2, 1981 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1980–81) 32–15–7
55 L February 3, 1981 1–8 @ New York Islanders (1980–81) 32–16–7
56 L February 5, 1981 4–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1980–81) 32–17–7
57 T February 7, 1981 4–4 Washington Capitals (1980–81) 32–17–8
58 T February 12, 1981 5–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 32–17–9
59 L February 14, 1981 4–5 Boston Bruins (1980–81) 32–18–9
60 L February 18, 1981 2–4 Quebec Nordiques (1980–81) 32–19–9
61 L February 21, 1981 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1980–81) 32–20–9
62 W February 24, 1981 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 33–20–9
63 W February 26, 1981 4–3 Vancouver Canucks (1980–81) 34–20–9
64 L February 28, 1981 1–2 New York Islanders (1980–81) 34–21–9
65 W March 2, 1981 1–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1980–81) 35–21–9
66 L March 4, 1981 5–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 35–22–9
67 W March 6, 1981 3–1 @ Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 36–22–9
68 W March 8, 1981 4–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 37–22–9
69 T March 11, 1981 4–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 37–22–10
70 W March 14, 1981 10–4 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 38–22–10
71 L March 17, 1981 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1980–81) 38–23–10
72 T March 19, 1981 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1980–81) 38–23–11
73 T March 21, 1981 6–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1980–81) 38–23–12
74 W March 22, 1981 7–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 39–23–12
75 W March 24, 1981 4–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 40–23–12
76 W March 25, 1981 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1980–81) 41–23–12
77 W March 28, 1981 3–2 Minnesota North Stars (1980–81) 42–23–12
78 W March 31, 1981 7–3 Winnipeg Jets (1980–81) 43–23–12
79 L April 2, 1981 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1980–81) 43–24–12
80 T April 4, 1981 5–5 Colorado Rockies (1980–81) 43–24–13

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Marcel Dionne C 80 58 77 135 70 55 23 4 9
Dave Taylor RW 72 47 65 112 130 47 13 0 3
Charlie Simmer LW 65 56 49 105 62 31 23 0 9
Larry Murphy D 80 16 60 76 79 17 5 1 1
Jerry Korab D 78 9 43 52 139 10 3 0 2
Billy Harris RW 80 20 29 49 36 -1 1 4 1
Jim Fox RW 71 18 25 43 8 0 2 0 2
Mike Murphy RW 68 16 23 39 54 -7 2 1 1
Steve Jensen LW 74 19 19 38 88 -6 5 1 4
Greg Terrion LW 73 12 25 37 99 -1 2 0 2
Dan Bonar C 71 11 15 26 57 0 3 1 3
Dean Hopkins RW 67 8 18 26 118 6 2 0 1
Mark Hardy D 77 5 20 25 77 14 3 0 1
Garry Unger C 58 10 10 20 40 -17 1 0 0
Doug Halward D 51 4 15 19 96 -2 1 0 0
Jay Wells D 72 5 13 18 155 9 0 0 1
Andre St. Laurent C 22 10 6 16 63 8 0 0 2
Glenn Goldup RW 49 6 9 15 35 -2 0 0 0
Dave Lewis D 67 1 12 13 98 25 0 0 0
John Paul Kelly LW 19 3 6 9 8 4 0 0 0
Rick Chartraw D/RW 21 1 6 7 28 1 0 0 1
Robert Palmer D 13 0 4 4 13 5 0 0 0
Rick Martin LW 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Don Luce C 10 1 0 1 2 -4 0 0 0
Mario Lessard G 64 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Jim Rutherford G 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
John Gibson D 4 0 0 0 21 -5 0 0 0
Ron Grahame G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doug Keans G 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
Dave Morrison RW 3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Paul Pageau G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Schamehorn RW 5 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0
Don Waddell D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard 3746 64 35 18 11 203 3.25 2
Ron Grahame 360 6 3 2 1 28 4.67 0
Jim Rutherford 180 3 3 0 0 10 3.33 0
Doug Keans 454 9 2 3 1 37 4.89 0
Paul Pageau 60 1 0 1 0 8 8.00 0
Team: 4800 80 43 24 13 286 3.57 2
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dave Taylor RW 4 2 2 4 10 1 0 0
Marcel Dionne C 4 1 3 4 7 1 0 0
Larry Murphy D 4 3 0 3 2 1 0 0
Billy Harris RW 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mark Hardy D 4 1 2 3 4 1 0 0
Dan Bonar C 4 1 1 2 11 0 1 0
Steve Jensen LW 4 0 2 2 7 0 0 0
Dave Lewis D 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Don Luce C 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Dean Hopkins RW 4 1 0 1 9 0 0 1
Greg Terrion LW 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 0
Rick Chartraw D/RW 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Jim Fox RW 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
John Paul Kelly LW 4 0 1 1 25 0 0 0
Mike Murphy RW 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Andre St. Laurent C 3 0 1 1 9 0 0 0
Jerry Korab D 4 0 0 0 33 0 0 0
Mario Lessard G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Martin LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Rutherford G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Wells D 4 0 0 0 27 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mario Lessard 220 4 1 3 20 5.45 0
Jim Rutherford 20 1 0 0 2 6.00 0
Team: 240 4 1 3 22 5.50 0

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1980–81 season.[5]

Trades

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June 6, 1980 To Los Angeles Kings
Garry Unger
To Calgary Flames
Bert Wilson
Randy Holt
December 12, 1980 To Los Angeles Kings
Cash
To Quebec Nordiques
Ron Grahame
February 17, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Rick Chartraw
To Montreal Canadiens
3rd round pick in 1983Claude Lemieux
March 8, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
5th round pick in 1982Ulf Isaksson
Future considerations
To Vancouver Canucks
Doug Halward
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
7th round pick in 1981Craig Hurley
To Edmonton Oilers
Garry Unger
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Don Luce
To Buffalo Sabres
6th round pick in 1982Jeff Parker
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Jim Rutherford
To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1981Barry Brigley
March 10, 1981 To Los Angeles Kings
Rick Martin
To Buffalo Sabres
3rd round pick in 1981Colin Chisholm
1st round pick in 1983Tom Barrasso

Free agent signings

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May 6, 1980 From Team Canada
Paul Pageau
August 1, 1980 From Edmonton Oilers
Alec Tidey
August 1, 1980 From Vancouver Canucks
Larry Goodenough
September 15, 1980 From Oklahoma City Stars (CHL)
Cal Sandbeck
September 15, 1980 From Colorado Rockies
Nelson Pyatt
October 18, 1980 From Detroit Red Wings
Kevin Schamehorn

Draft picks

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Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Larry Murphy  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
1 10 Jim Fox  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA)
2 33 Greg Terrion  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHA)
2 34 Dave Morrison  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHA)
3 52 Steve Bozek  Canada Northern Michigan University (NCAA)
4 73 Bernie Nicholls  Canada Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)
5 94 Alan Graves  Canada Seattle Breakers (WHL)
6 115 Darren Eliot  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
7 136 Mike O'Connor  Canada Michigan Tech University (WCHA)
8 157 Billy O'Dwyer  United States Boston College (ECAC)
9 178 Daryl Evans  Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OMJHL)
10 199 Kim Collins  Canada Bowling Green University (CCHA)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1980–81 NHL Standings". NHL.com. National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  5. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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